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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$12,515 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,881 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts general studies was ranked 3rd in Maine. In fact, 630 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for liberal arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for liberal arts majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Liberal Arts General Studies

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maine at Augusta the best value school in Maine for liberal arts general studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Augusta, UMA is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMA are $8,378 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts majors at UMA accumulate an average of around $30,650 in student debt.

UMA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list.

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#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. UMaine is a large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

UMaine undergraduate students pay an average of $11,986 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, liberal arts graduates from UMaine take out $26,806 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Portland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Southern Maine are $9,904 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts graduates from University of Southern Maine carry an average student debtload of $22,248.

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#4

Husson University

Bangor, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Husson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in the city of Bangor, Husson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Husson undergraduate students pay an average of $19,790 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Husson also took the #4 spot in our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine rankings.

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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 3,382
Connecticut 2,207
New Hampshire 2,654
Rhode Island 1,275
Vermont 305

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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